Ambient climate influences anti-adhesion between biomimetic structured foil and nanofibers

M Meyer, G Buchberger, J Heitz, D Baiko, AC Joel - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their uniquely high surface-to-volume ratio, nanofibers are a desired material for
various technical applications. However, this surface-to-volume ratio also makes processing …

Bio-inspired hierarchical polymer micro-and nanostructures for anti-adhesion applications

C Plamadeala, S Lifka, G Buchberger… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this paper we present polymer surfaces inspired by the calamistrum of cribellate spiders.
The calamistrum resembles a micro-comb with a finger-print-like nanorippled topography …

Change of Adhesion Properties of Bioinspired Laser-Induced Periodic Nanostructures towards Cribellate Spider Nanofiber Threads by Means of Thin Coatings

J Heitz, G Buchberger, W Baumgartner, M Meyer… - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
We investigated the effect of additional continuous functional coatings, which changed the
hydrophilic–hydrophobic properties of the surface without heavily influencing the surface …

Biomimetic, antiadhesive surface structure inspired by the calamistra setae of cribellate spiders for electrospun nanofiber handling

S Lifka, C Stecher, M Meyer, AC Joel, J Heitz… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Due to their excellent surface-to-volume ratio, nanofibers (ie, fibers with a
diameter of approximately 10 to 800 nm) are of increasing interest to engineers and …

Biomimetic combs as antiadhesive tools to manipulate nanofibers

AC Joel, M Meyer, J Heitz, A Heiss, D Park… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanofibrous multifunctional materials have attracted a lot of attention because of the benefits
of their special structure. Despite the diverse benefits of nanofibrous materials, their inherent …

Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders

S Lifka, K Harsányi, E Baumgartner… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2022 - beilstein-journals.org
Nanofibers are drawing the attention of engineers and scientists because their large surface-
to-volume ratio is favorable for applications in medicine, filter technology, textile industry …

Robustness of antiadhesion between nanofibers and surfaces covered with nanoripples of varying spatial period

G Buchberger, M Meyer, C Plamadeala… - Frontiers in ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since nanofibers have a high surface-to-volume ratio, van der Waals forces render them
attracted to virtually any surface. The high ratio provides significant advantages for …

Influence of humidity on grip and release adhesion mechanisms for gecko-inspired microfibrillar surfaces

N Cadirov, JA Booth, KL Turner… - ACS applied materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Geckos have developed foot pads that allow them to maintain their unique climbing ability
despite vast differences of surfaces and environments, from dry desert to humid rainforest …

Tilted Janus polymer pillars

MW Moon, TG Cha, KR Lee, A Vaziri, HY Kim - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Asymmetric adhesion is used by many insects and gecko lizards, allowing them to move on
nearly any surface–horizontal, tilted or vertical. The feet of many of these creatures is …

Gecko-inspired combined lamellar and nanofibrillar array for adhesion on nonplanar surface

J Lee, B Bush, R Maboudian, RS Fearing - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report the fabrication from a hard polymer of lamellar structures that act as base support
planes for high-aspect ratio nanofiber arrays. We experimentally show that nanofiber arrays …